18756340. VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

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VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Yusuke Fukui of Miyoshi-shi (JP)

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18756340 titled 'VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

Original Abstract Submitted

To enable appropriate execution of a deceleration control, provided is a control device comprising a setting unit configured to sets a first vehicle ahead of an own vehicle in an adjacent, as a target that has a sign of lane change, when a state of the first vehicle and a second vehicle ahead of the first vehicle satisfy a predetermined condition, a control unit configured to executes a deceleration control, when the setting unit set the first vehicle as the target, and an acquisition unit configured to acquires an information whether or not the first vehicle starts lane change. The control unit is configured to terminates the deceleration control when the acquisition unit acquires information that the first vehicle does not start lane change, while continues the deceleration control when the acquisition unit does not acquires information that the first vehicle does not start lane change.